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First, Murdoch papers targeted me. Now there is evidence they falsely implicated me in a cover-up

by Gordon Brown 31/7/24 The Guardian

Blazoned across the top of every edition of the Washington Post is the statement “Democracy dies in darkness”. But what if the publisher himself is a master of the dark arts? I experienced, at first-hand, the journalistic techniques that the Washington Post’s publisher and chief executive, Sir William Lewis, and his colleagues used when working for the Murdoch media group and the Daily Telegraph in the UK

Government-Electoral Systems Other

Buoyancy-driven hybrid energy platform moves to full-scale pilot

by Loz Blain 8/10/24 NEW ATLAS

Swedish company NoviOcean has tested a third-gen prototype of its combination wind/solar/wave energy platform, a floating platform rated for up to 1 megawatt of consistent clean energy around the clock thanks to a fascinating buoyancy-driven mechanism. Next step: a full-scale pilot.

Economy-Energy Sector

Eleven children worked on Iowa pork plant’s ‘kill floor’, US labor officials say

by Jessica Glenza 3/12/24 The Guardian

Nearly a dozen children were working shifts cleaning meat processing equipment used at an Iowa pork plant’s so-called kill floor over a four-year period, the US Department of Labor announced.

Economy-Food Production

New study reveals what urban coyotes are really eating in San Francisco

by Amanda Bartlett 10/3/24 SFGATE

On a foggy morning just after 7 a.m., Tali Caspi sat behind the wheel of a golf cart and drove across the manicured hills of the San Francisco Golf Club, searching for evidence.

Environment-Biodiversity

I was a long-haired teenage boy in the 1960s. Why did everyone hate us so much?

by Alan Clayson 14/12/24 The Guardian

Throughout the mid-to-late 60s, I had to fight every literal inch of the way over the matter of long hair. As I practised being Mick Jagger before the bedroom mirror, it was always on the understanding that, within hours, I might be in front of that same mirror after a parentally-dictated trip to the barber.

Free Expression-Stories of Peoples

An Example of Why Gov't Can't Be Run Like a Business: The Postal Service

by Dan K 14/12/24 DAILY KOS

Every now and then, the country gets the insane idea of putting a businessman in the White House on the theory that “America should be run like a business.” This is totally wrong. Businesses exist to make a profit for their shareholders.

Government-Transportation

Renewable Tuesday: The Sinking Towers of South Florida

by Mokurai 17/12/24 DAILY KOS

Global Warming is coming home to the rich along the Florida coast, where the luxury condos are sinking measurably as the limestone under them breaks up, and ocean water infiltrates it and increasingly comes up flooding in the streets at every high tide.

Environment-Overview

The Powerful Potential Of Tiny Conservation Plots

by JOANNA THOMPSON 27/8/24 NOEMA

For a few seconds, it’s like a scene from a movie: A gentle breeze rustles rows of garlic and carrot plants, tickling my shins. Early summer sun streams through the canopy overhead, leaves throw shade across the nearby squash.

Economy-Food Production

DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review

by Adria R Walker 10/1/25 The Guardian

The Friday DoJ report, however, acknowledged that the attack by white citizens on Black residents “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”.

Education-Racism

Native Plants are Flammable Too

by SF Forest Alliance 5/1/19 San Francisco Forest Alliance

Three of the most flammable plants in California landscapes are bay laurels, coyote brush, and chamise – all native. An evenhanded presentation of fire hazard ratings for all plants that does not downplay the danger of native plants or exaggerate the danger of non-native plants would better serve people working to address fire hazards.

Environment-Habitat Preservation

Los Angeles is on fire and big oil are the arsonists

by Tzeporah Berman 11/1/25 The Guardian

Apocalyptic flames and smoke are raging through southern California in the worst fire in Los Angeles county’s history. At least seven people have died. Thousands of structures have been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes. The private forecaster AccuWeather estimates initial damage and economic loss at more than $50bn and has the potential to be the costliest wildfire disaster in American history. 

Wild Fires

Wildfires and climate change

by REPORTING RESOURCES 19/1/23 SciLine

Human-caused climate change is a significant contributor to the increasing size, intensity, and damage of western U.S. wildfires, and to a lengthening of U.S. fire seasons.

Wild Fires

What an unregulated school voucher program looks like

by ProPublica 12/1/25 DAILY KOS

Arizona’s acclaimed voucher program provides zero transparency into private schools’ history, academic performance or financial sustainability to help parents make informed school choices.

Education-Schools

“Tinderbox”: How Fossil Fuel Companies & Electric Utilities Intensified L.A. Wildfires, Climate Chaos

by Leah Strokes 13/1/25 DEMOCRACY NOW

We speak with Leah Stokes, a researcher on climate and energy policy, who says the scale of the Los Angeles wildfires is a result of burning fossil fuels and destabilizing the planet’s equilibrium. “The ultimate driver here is climate change,” says Stokes. She says that as people begin to consider rebuilding their communities, they should think about how to build more resilient homes or whether the risk is simply too great in some areas. 

Wild Fires

Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top £1.6tn in UK and Europe

by Leana Hosea 14/1/25 The Guardian

The cost of cleaning up toxic forever chemical pollution could reach more than £1.6tn across the UK and Europe over a 20-year period, an annual bill of £84bn, research has found.

Effects-Resource Extraction

Big oil pushed to kill bill that would have made them pay for wildfire disasters

by Tom Perkins 15/1/25 The Guardian

Fossil-fuel industry lobbying in California spiked to record levels during the 2023-24 legislative session, and the polluter pay bill was among the most targeted pieces of legislation, a Guardian review of state lobby filings found.

Wild Fires

I Was There. I Know What Caused the Los Angeles Firestorms.

by Philvarn 15/1/25 DAILY KOS

Republicans and the lazy news media will gaslight us with stories of what went wrong and who’s to blame, in order to distract us from the real cause of this firestorm: climate change.

Wild Fires

Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries

by Sandra Laville 16/1/25 The Guardian

The global economy could face 50% loss in gross domestic product (GDP) between 2070 and 2090 from the catastrophic shocks of climate change unless immediate action by political leaders is taken to decarbonise and restore nature, according to a new report.

Economy-Resources Extraction Sector

How climate-friendly waterwheels are coming around again

by Chris Baraniuk 17/1/25 The Guardian

In the foothills of the Himalayas, a group of villagers hauled a sturdy metal waterwheel into place. Its horizontal blades soon caught the rushing water of the stream directly below it. The machine began to spin, and electricity began to flow.

Climate Change-Solutions

Welcome to the American petrostate

by Michael E. Mann 7/11/24 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The United States is now a failed Democratic state. With the reelection of Donald Trump, a candidate who has flaunted his desire for autocracy—aided and abetted by a Republican-controlled Congress that will not constrain him with guardrails—the United States is now poised to become an authoritarian state ruled by plutocrats and fossil fuel interests. It is now, in short, a petrostate.

US Electoral System-Solutions

Antibiotics, antivirals and vaccines could help tackle dementia, study suggests

by Andrew Gregory 21/1/25 The Guardian

Antibiotics, antivirals and vaccines could be used to tackle dementia, according to experts, who say repurposing drugs approved for other conditions could dramatically speed up the hunt for a cure.

Vaccines

Salad chain Sweetgreen is caving to conspiracy theories about seed oils. Why?

by Aimee Levitt 21/1/25 The Guardian

It’s January, season of resolutions and virtue, when Americans collectively decide to throw out the butter and sugar and booze and embrace grain bowls and bone broth. Most of these resolutions – 80%, according to some studies – will fade by February, Super Bowl Sunday at the latest, so advertisers pushing dietary health trends have to strike fast.

Health Care-Prevention

Explained: how Trump’s day one orders reveal a White House for big oil

by Oliver Milman 22/1/25 The Guardian

Trump has promised to cut Americans’ energy costs in half within a year and he claimed removing all restraints on drilling for “liquid gold” will achieve this, even though the US is already producing more oil and gas than any other country in history.

Economy-Resources Extraction Sector

Meanwhile, Thwaites is not waiting around

by Jamess 22/1/25 DAILY KOS

Yesterday’s Thwaites Crack Opened Up Today, and More Cracks Appear: Update

Polar Melting

A view from north of the border

by ROBERT REICH 24/1/25 Robert Reich

From time to time I bring you views about what’s happening in the United States from writers and journalists in other countries. The following is by Andrew Coyne, a highly respected Canadian columnist with The Globe and Mail, Canada’s most widely read newspaper.

Economy-Economic Policy

The year the rainforest dried up: how the climate crisis beached Brazil’s floating communities

by OPEN Society foundations 22/1/25 The Guardian

Some areas of the Amazon experienced their worst drought in 120 years in 2024. Brazilian rivers such as the Negro fell to their lowest levels on record, affecting more than 140,000 families for months.

Extreme Weather

Surprising Link Between Menthol And Alzheimer's Discovered in Mice

by DAVID NIELD 30/1/25 Science alert

It seems the chemical compound can stop some of the damage done to the brain that's usually associated with the disease.

Health Care-Illness

Meet the woman who lives without money: ‘I feel more secure than when I was earning’

by Louise Southerden 31/1/25 The Guardian

Sharon Brodie clearly remembers her first Christmas with her good friend Jo Nemeth. It was 2016 and also her first Christmas without her husband, Monty, who had died suddenly a month earlier

Free Expression-Stories of Peoples

The GOP’s 60-Year Conspiracy to Kill Our Democracy: None Dare Call It Treason—But I Will

by thomhartmann 31/1/25 DAILY KOS

In Wednesday’s Daily Take  here on Hartmann Report, I mentioned Russell Kirk and the origins of today’s hard right GOP. A few people replied with, “Who’s that?” and similar questions; others were incredulous that Republicans actually believed the middle class created by FDR’s New Deal was a bad thing. So, here’s the backstory to what I mentioned.

US Electoral System-Foundational

Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist

by Damian Carrington 4/2/25 The Guardian

The pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, according to renowned climate scientist Prof James Hansen, who said the international 2C target is “dead”.

Doing Nothing

‘Backsliding’: most countries to miss vital climate deadline as Cop30 nears

by Fiona Harvey 8/2/25 The Guardian

Developing countries urge biggest polluters to act as Trump’s return to the White House heightens geopolitical turmoil

Doing Nothing

Antioxidants in fruits and flowers seem to counteract harmful effects of microplastics, study shows

by Tom Perkins 24/2/25 The Guardian

Anthocyanins in nuts, fruits and vegetables seem to lessen harmful effects of microplastics on reproductive systems

Diet

Neo-Nazi group plots rebuild as Trump’s FBI chief takes helm, audio reveals

by Ben Makuch 24/2/25 The Guardian

An international neo-Nazi terrorist group with origins in the US appears to be quickly rebuilding its global and stateside ranks, according to information obtained by the Guardian from its digital accounts.

Government-US Electoral System

Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says

by Damian Carrington 24/2/25 The Guardian

Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security

Wide-ranging adaptations

Trump’s EPA aims to cut pollution rules projected to save nearly 200,000 lives: ‘People will be hurt’

by Oliver Milman 19/3/25 The Guardian

A push by Donald Trump’s administration to repeal a barrage of clean air and water regulations may deal a severe blow to US public health, with a Guardian analysis finding that the targeted rules were set to save the lives of nearly 200,000 people in the years ahead.

Doing Nothing

The Black Panthers shook America awake before the party was eviscerated by the US government. Their children paid a steep price, but also emerged with unassailable pride and burning lessons for today

by Ed Pilkington 25/3/25 The Guardian

Fred Hampton Jr was days away from taking his first breath when his father was assassinated. Still in his mother’s womb, he would have sensed the shots fired by police into his parents’ bedroom at the back of 2337 Monroe Street, Chicago.

Racism-Foundational 1

Trump’s ‘climate’ purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it

by Oliver Milman 26/3/25 The Guardian

When Donald Trump won November’s election, a small team working on a key new US government tool charting impacts of the climate crisis scrambled into action. They hastily renamed the resource to remove the word “climate” and quietly released it without fanfare in December, before Trump’s return to the White House.

Doing Nothing

I was an independent observer in the Greenpeace trial. What I saw was shocking

by Steven Donziger 28/3/25 The Guardian

The North Dakota case is so deeply flawed – at its core, the trial was really about crushing dissent – that I believe there is a good chance it will be reversed on appeal and ultimately backfire against the Energy Transfer pipeline company.

Government-Judicial Branch

Trump funding cuts ripple through rural America

by P.J. Huffstutter 29/3/25 Reuters

RAINELLE, W.V., March 29 (Reuters) - The phone rang over the whine of Trey Yates' butter churn. The person calling was polite, but the message was devastating: Mountaineer Food Bank was ending Yates' butter contract, due to the federal government's funding cuts.

US Electoral System-Effects

The Reason For The Lack Of A Pushback Against Trump

by Bring the Lions 2/4/25 DAILY KOS

Here’s what Scott Galloway, when appearing on The Bulwark podcast with Tim Miller and Jessica Tarlov, had to say about our current situation.  He gave an articulate explanation of why he thinks there isn’t enough pushback against Trump.

US Electoral System-Effects

‘Even a freeway is redeemable’: world’s largest wildlife crossing takes shape in Los Angeles

by Katharine Gammon 6/4/25 The Guardian

Above the whirring of 300,000 cars each day on Los Angeles’s 101 freeway, an ambitious project is taking shape. The Wallis Annenberg wildlife crossing is the largest wildlife bridge in the world at 210ft long and 174ft wide, and this week it’s had help taking shape: soil.

Environment-Habitat Preservation

It happens to white people too, so not racism...

by MurielVieux 9/4/25 DAILY KOS

It is not that things only happen to Black folks, it is that when it happens to you, it is a once in a blue moon thing, and it is usually addressed fairly. The very lack of protest on your part is indicative of privileged status, you do not protest for you are not being targeted.

Racism-Effects

Scientists issue urgent warning after alarming collapse of bird populations across the US: 'We have a full-on emergency'

by Rachel Beyer 4/5/25 TCD

A report from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology shows that bird populations across every U.S. habitat are plummeting, with 229 species in urgent need of help. And the impacts go far beyond bird-watching, pointing to deeper risks for ecosystems, economies, and human health.

Environment-Biodiversity

Are We Scenting Ourselves to Disease, Dysphoria and Even to Death?

by dratler 18/5/25 DAILY KOS

Our current self-poisoning may be just as consequential, and far more widespread, than ancient Rome’s poisoning of its own elite (but not its ordinary people) with lead leached from lead water pipes.  (Our English word for “plumbing” comes from the Latin word “plumbum” for lead, with its Periodic Table symbol “Pb.”  Only Roman Emperors, senators and other elite drew their drinking water though lead pipes; ordinary Romans got their drinking water from safer concrete or stone acquaducts and fountains.)

Health Care-Environmental Factors

Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data shows

by Patrick Greenfield 21/5/25 The Guardian

The destruction of the world’s forests reached the highest level ever recorded in 2024, driven by a surge in fires caused by global heating, according to “frightening” new data.

Wild Fires

Honda commits to going out of business by pulling back on EVs as sales rise

by Jameson Dow 20/5/25 electrek

Honda’s announcement came earlier today in Japan, stating that it will scrap its plan for EVs to be 30% of its global vehicle sales by 2030, citing a “slowdown in the expansion of the EV market due to several factors, including changes in environmental regulations.” It will reduce planned investment from 10 trillion yen ($69 billion) to 7 trillion ($48 billion).

Economy-Transportation Sector

The Biggest Political Con of the Last Century Unmasked: But Why??????

by thomhartmann 21/5/25 DAILY KOS

Almost two-thirds of us Americans can’t afford the basic necessities of life, according to a new report from the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP) reported by CBS News. They point out that if unemployment numbers included the underemployed and those stuck in “poverty-wage jobs,” it would be around 24%, not the 4.2% recently reported, leading to an acknowledgement of a widespread misery that’s largely hidden by the way we currently calculate unemployment.

Income Inequality

California gardeners plant native species in parks to prevent wildfire spread – in pictures

by Philip Cheung 26/5/25 The Guardian

Test Plot, a project launched in 2019 by the landscape architecture firm Terremoto, has built eight plots in Elysian Park alone.On a recent Friday morning, volunteers were pulling out invasive grass and black mustard to make room for wildflowers and other drought-resistant, native species.

Environment-Habitat Preservation

Canadian wildfires are record-breaking – and will threaten North American air quality for days

by Eric Holthaus 30/5/25 The Guardian

Enormous early-season wildfires have erupted across the prairie provinces of Canada this week, taxing local emergency response and threatening a long stretch of dangerous air quality across eastern North America.

Wild Fires

Three ways to make dental care kinder for anxious patients

by Isabel Olegario 4/6/25 THE CONVERSATION

For many, a visit to the dentist brings fear, anxiety, or memories of uncomfortable experiences. But dentistry is changing – and it’s becoming much kinder.

Health Care-Illness

#272 Find the Others! Beyond the Death of Democracy lies Citizen Power – with Jon Alexander of the Citizen Collective

by IN CONVERSATION

Democracy is breaking around us in real time and a small percentage of those in power would like us to become – at best – obedient subjects in a world dedicated to the destruction of ecosystems and the annihilation of compassion, empathy and all that makes us thrive.

Free Expression-Voting Rights

Russia has been working on creating drones that ‘call home’, go undercover and start fires. Here’s how they work

by Marcel Plichta 4/6/25 THE CONVERSATION

Russia launched its largest single drone attack of the war against Ukraine’s cities on June 1. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that they faced 472 unmanned one-way attack (OWA) drones overnight.

Government-Military

Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing

by Matt Krupnick 3/6/25 PROPUBLICA

The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90%, a move that would likely shut down most or all of the institutions created to serve students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities.

Scenic forest trails near Santa Cruz to open to the public for the first time

by Joe Rosalito 4/6/25 NBC

The one-time dairy-turned-national monument sits nine miles north of Santa Cruz at the edge of the Santa Cruz Mountains overlooking the ocean. Its opening this summer will cap years of fundraising and labor to convert the scenic landscape into a public recreational destination.

We Saw Medicaid Work Requirements Up Close. You Don’t Want This Chaos.

by Kevin De Liban 8/6/25 The New York Times

Many of the Republicans pushing for Medicaid work requirements — permanent program cuts that will strip up to 14 million people of their health care coverage — likely have no idea what it takes to comply with them. We do. As legal aid lawyers, we were on the front lines helping low-income people in Arkansas keep their health care coverage when the state rolled out work requirements in 2018.

‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines

by Melody Schreiber 12/7/25 The Guardian

Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall

The Texas way: why the most disaster-prone US state is so allergic to preparing for disasters

by Ed PilKington 13/7/25 The Guardian

It faces hurricanes, heat, drought, rising seas and – as last week showed – deadly floods. But despite the clear need for preventive action, that is not the political mood

Colville Tribes confirms first salmon sighting in Kettle River eight years after reintroducing salmon near Coulee Dam

by ONE News Staff 11/7/25 SOURCEONE

NESPELEM — A juvenile Chinook salmon was recently photographed in the Kettle River near Cascade Falls in British Columbia, marking the first confirmed sighting of a Chinook in the river since the Colville Tribes began reintroduction efforts upstream of Grand Coulee Dam in 2017.

Why the Southwest megadrought is here to stay

by Jordan Joseph 13/7/25 earth.com

Snowpack once reliably fed water into the Colorado River, yet winter precipitation across the Four Corners has dropped by roughly 23 percent since 1980. Reservoirs and ranchers feel the strain each spring.

The deepening water shortage row between the US and Mexico

by Will Grant 13/7/25 BBC

After the thirtieth consecutive month without rain, the townsfolk of San Francisco de Conchos in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua gather to plead for divine intervention.

There is no safe amount of processed meat to eat, according to new research

by Madeline Holcombe 2/7/25 CNN

There is strong evidence that there is “no safe amount” of processed meat to eat, nutrition experts say in response to a new study on the connection between diet and the risk of major diseases, including cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The researchers also found elevated risks from the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and trans fatty acids.

Six-hour ‘undo’ button: GAI-17 rewinds stroke damage and may beat Alzheimer’s

by Osaka Metropolitan University 15/7/25 Science Daily

Protein aggregation inhibitor shows lower levels of cell death and paralysis in mice with acute strokes.

Agroecological farming promotes yield and biodiversity but may require subsidy to be profitable

by B.A Woodcock 1/7/25 BTITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY

The intensification of global agriculture has devolved reliance on natural ecosystem services to agrochemicals and crop breeding, while simultaneously losing semi-natural habitats (Priyadarshana et al., 2024; Pywell et al., 2015; Stoate et al., 2009). In the short term this has increased yields at a level inconceivable in previous centuries but has come with negative externalities like biodiversity loss, nutrient losses and pollution burdens (Defra, 2023; Stoate et al., 2009; 

#290 ReWilding our Water: From Rain to River to Sewer and back with Tim Smedley, author of The Last Drop

by Tim Smedley The Last Drop

If you listen to this podcast for any length of time, you’ll know that I believe the way forward is predicated on our finding shared values—I’d go for integrity, compassion, courage and generosity of spirit as the baselines—and then a suite of clear asks in the outer world and needs in the inner world. 

Ever since Donald Trump began his second presidency, he has used an “invented” national energy emergency to help justify expanding oil, gas and coal while slashing green energy – despite years of scientific evidence that burning fossil fuels has contributed significantly to climate change, say scholars and watchdogs.

by Timea Horvath 18/7/25 KRCR

Wildfire Crossing Structure Project includes construction of a single-span, approximately 100-foot long by 140-foot wide wildlife overcrossing bridge at Post Mile 19.77. Caltrans crew will also install approximately two miles of 8-foot-high wildlife exclusion fencing on both sides of the highway, jump-outs every half mile to allow wildlife to escape the roadway corridor, cattle guards at private road access points and a reinforced concrete box culvert to enhance wildlife undercrossing opportunities.

=====Named after a historic dairy ranch that still stands today, Wilder Ranch covers a staggering 7,000 acres, from the treelined ridges of Ben Lomond Mountain to rugged cliffs overlooking a particularly untamed expanse of the Pacific Ocean. A testament to the area's rich agricultural history, farmers still grow artichokes, Brussels sprouts, and other fog-loving crops on the land between the ocean and Highway 1. 

Read More: https://www.islands.com/1911800/california-coastal-wilder-ranch-state-park-near-downtown-santa-cruz-uncrowded-beach-trails/===== by Peter Stone 20/7/25 The Guardian

Ever since Donald Trump began his second presidency, he has used an “invented” national energy emergency to help justify expanding oil, gas and coal while slashing green energy – despite years of scientific evidence that burning fossil fuels has contributed significantly to climate change, say scholars and watchdogs.

=====California's Hidden Coastal State Park Near Downtown Santa Cruz Offers Uncrowded Beach Access And Ethereal Trails

Read More: https://www.islands.com/1911800/california-coastal-wilder-ranch-state-park-near-downtown-santa-cruz-uncrowded-beach-trails/===== by Eva Johnstone 19/6/25 Islands

Named after a historic dairy ranch that still stands today, Wilder Ranch covers a staggering 7,000 acres, from the treelined ridges of Ben Lomond Mountain to rugged cliffs overlooking a particularly untamed expanse of the Pacific Ocean. A testament to the area's rich agricultural history, farmers still grow artichokes, Brussels sprouts, and other fog-loving crops on the land between the ocean and Highway 1. 

Read More: https://www.islands.com/1911800/california-coastal-wilder-ranch-state-park-near-downtown-santa-cruz-uncrowded-beach-trails/

Only 3 years left – new study warns the world is running out of time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change

by Piers Forster 20/7/25 THE CONVERSATION

Bad climate news is everywhere. Africa is being hit particularly hard by climate change and extreme weather, impacting lives and livelihoods.

We are living in a world that is warming at the fastest rate since records began. Yet, governments have been slow to act.

“Remarkable” Results – Scientists Say This Supplement Reversed Heart Damage

by THE UNIVERSITY OF OSAKA 19/7/25 SciTechDaily

Japanese researchers have uncovered that tricaprin, a dietary supplement, triggered a dramatic reversal of heart disease symptoms in two patients with a rare, treatment-resistant condition. After years of chest pain and failed therapies, the patients experienced relief and even regression of artery-clogging fat deposits. The key wasn’t lowering cholesterol, but breaking down triglycerides inside heart cells—a novel and potentially groundbreaking approach to cardiac care.

Can cannabis impact aging? Study shows marijuana could alter 'genetic code'

by WKRC 20/7/25 KOMONEWS

The study highlighted the importance of understanding marijuana's effects on the body, as it remains one of the most widely used drugs globally. While some effects are well-known, the research indicated a broader impact than previously anticipated.

Stop telling us it’s not about that

by MurielVieux 23/7/25 DAILY KOS

Deny the truth to yourselves all you want people, but stop telling us Black folks that what’s going on today, what won the 2024 election is not white supremacy.

The 5 Best Drinks for Kidney Stones (Plus 3 to Avoid)

by Tracy Norfleet 13/3/24 GoodRx

If you’ve ever had a kidney stone, you know that they can be incredibly painful. And about half of people with kidney stones end up having more in the future. But there are things you can do to lower your risk of kidney stones, like drinking the right things.

What to do about gallstones

by Harvard Health Publishing 20/7/23

Gallstones begin with bile, a substance that helps with the digestion of fats and the absorption of certain vitamins. Bile is made in the liver and carried to the gallbladder, a small, pear-shaped organ that concentrates and stores it. The fat in food triggers the release of a hormone that causes the gallbladder to contract and release bile into the intestine.

Where the next deadly flood wave could strike

by Andrew Freedman 24/7/25 CNN

The ingredients that led to the Hill Country disaster — steep terrain, swollen rivers and unsuspecting people in harm’s way — are not unique to Texas. Across the United States, there are pockets of vulnerability where geography, weather and human nature converge in ways that heighten the risk of flash flooding.

Why the U.S. is leading the world in extreme weather catastrophes

by Seth Borenstein 2/4/23 PBS NEWS

The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather.

Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier, more varied and frequent extreme weather than anywhere on the planet, several experts said. Two oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, jutting peninsulas like Florida, clashing storm fronts and the jet stream combine to naturally brew the nastiest of weather.

It is one of the deadliest chemicals on Earth – but even Mexico’s cartels can’t resist the lure of mercury

by Luke Taylor 24/7/25 The Guardian

An undercover investigation reveals 200 tonnes of the deadly substance is being smuggled across South America, where it is poisoning rivers, soil and air